Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-14
THE LIME KILN CLUB.
Important Communication ON Free Trade.
The Dusky sons Of the Wabash.

communication:
CHARLoTTErowN, p. f. l.
Brudtler Gardner:
Nv nam. Is Pom Eve and | lib on de con-
fines oh dis city which has been known for
ob-r fifty wears by de uusaboury name Of de
Bog. | was resdin' m de last published re-
port oh he Lime Kiln club dat ole Nat de
Coursey's apI,ication for membership was not
r.c.ihed kaSe he was too far along lie high
WAY oh life When | read dat report to ole
Maj he inst said. Wal Tse morn A. and not
eligible and AS lie president has asked NE To
lecktur on de dark aiges or any ud,ier subject
1 in which | am in de dark | must deci le for
( obviols reasons Now, Pop. yuse a Younger
man ob brilliant parts. and I'll han d, un-
,iertakin' o.er to you~ Now. Biudder Gard
ner. wild dis Yer interducshon, I'm open for
an enragemer: 10 lecktur. and if I'm To be
gihh.n de choice of subjecks | shall seleckt
POLITICAL economy or free trade versus per
teckshun, for dat is de- subjeck which | can
dilate upon wild lie most logical perspicuity
and de greatest -lokence | hab "A record
down beah b, de SEA on dat most lii.ey sub
ieck dat would turn any Tammany hall
/ touter a lib-d green wild jealousy
. On de great o,,cashun oh de contest ob free
trade versus pertenkshun in dis Yer colony de
/ Free Trade club. aware ob the natural aspira-
tious OLE INV p.niu.. closed all agreement wild
4 lie as ieadsh t. enlist lie support Oh de heeler>
/ oh lie Boy end oh Ward IL at d. polls When
d. sinews ob war for de campaign was fur
nished hired .ie upper story oh lie ole tan
merry. laid in hull brewin ob Brighton amber
ale five pals Of white eve, five bar'ls con
meal. six bar'ls CLANS. half ton sI+ahed cells
and six dozen SHARED rabbits and den de
pended upon my -loLenc- to do lie ress.
When lie groceries was laid away and a tin
| dippah purchased perceeied To interest lie
culIud citizens IN de great questions oh de day.
( DE fust man / met ON de street WAS Flat, and
| l seq: "Heah. YOU Flat, what soa lnaiin' roun'
/ forf Dey's goin' to be lection soon, and ives
/ goin' 10 support free trade; dat means free
( lunch for free weeks. Flat. you heabe and
toss yo'sef roun' de highways and byways. lie
avenues and main streets ob dis Yer Bog and
| bring in de free and independent electors into
dis yer tannery, and doan' you forget Ralph
Happy, Dave Frosty and Enterprise Brown,
de most experienced repeaters in de ward.
When dey had assembled dere was 10 ress
for dat tin dppah till l called de meetin' to
order by announcin' dat dis was de free
| lunch, free sample and consequently lie free
trade party As de leadah Oh dis band ob
patriots. ask you to lay aside all yoah per
sonal and domestic affairs for de next free
weeks, and glib your attenshun to de great
questions oh lie day. When, Brudder Gard
ner, peeled in de most touchin' and pathetic
terms to dat aujience and touched de most
tender colJi oh DER feelims, | ask, was deere
dry froat in dat me.tin'. Echo answers, WAS
derei Den when reached de ciimacks and
sei, Sunk or swim, lib or die and soforth
and soforth, dat meetin' WAS i'll de most happy
state ub unauinity and fellow fee!in' known
In de annals ob political campaigns In con
ciusion ! sci: Fellow bog uctters, | VIII
now glib you de interpretashun oi de differ
ence tween free trade and perte"kshun, and
will do dat by two lilstrashuns which am
de most familiar 10 You. DE fust am dat
wiiout free trade dere is no free lunch; con
s-quently, free trade AM he cause and free
lunch am de effeckt. De udder iilstrashun
am from de barn doah fowl and de incuba-
tor Free trade is like de hen dat is sot and
brings out her chickens in de material way:
dey grows up: de flesh am firm and de flavor
sweet when it am cooked Dem chickens am
bro't up under de maxim dat Moses mudder
am de hes nuss fer Moses" Dey goes "a de rooSt
and when in de mornin lie owner ob EN- gets
up dey amt dere. Ii ain fust-class fer de con
sumner, but 1t am a mighty poah show fer de
producer On de udder han PerteCkshun am
like de incubator. DE chickens am forced and
brought out in de wrong time Of de yeah, de
flesh AIN soft and de taste poah when cooked,
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Nt" hfANH'
The following was then read:
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
Brother Gardner, President Lime Kiln Club:
We most respectfully petition the Illus
trious, distinguished and honorable supreme
lodge of noble patriarchs over which you
have the exalted honor To preside as a reign-